Arlington Food Assistance Center

Analysis

Arlington Food Assistance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Arlington Food Assistance Center reported income of $8.4m and spending of $8.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $8.5m to $8.4m (-1.7%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arlington Food Assistance Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Our Calling Inc ($8.4m), Children of the Nations ($8.4m) and Olmsted Residence Corporation ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $337k, net assets of $11.1m. It reported 33 employees.